The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-10-12
Oakland.

One of the surveyors of the Somerset
Ry Co. informs your scribe that the sur
ycying from No. Arson to Bingham is
completed on the line of the Somerset
Ry., and that the road will run close to
the cemetery in Embden aud cross the
highway near the NJ. NJ. Thompson farm
and proceed up the west side of the Ken
nebcC river to within about 1000 feet Of
the Bingham Ferry, and cross there. The
Co. will build depot near the church on
the Bingham side of the river near the
Ferry. Messrs. Burgess & Mills have
nearly completed the piece from the sta
ton ut No. Arson to the CarrabarSet
river, anu rs soon as the bridge Is built
they win push the road as fast as they
can. 1t will probably be completed early
in the summer Of IS to Bingham. There
is already quite piece built in the town
of Embden. It's expected to have the
cars run into Bingham on July 18th, 1883,
if nothing happens.
The decision in the lawsuit which Oak
land had short time ago, wherein one
Jacob +. Bickford sued the city of Angus
Ia on account of pauper belonging to
the town of Oakland, has been decided in
favor of Oakland Amount sued for,
$50 90 costs, $1,000. J. ii. Potter of
Augusta appeared for plaintiff and Geo.
W. Field esq, of Oakland, appeared for
defendent town.
On the Somerset Railroad on Thursday
last, the brakeman pulled II pin and let
| four cars run into the rear of the train
breaking four draw-barS and doing other
damage to the cars In the afternoon, a
a tire on one of the drive wheels of the
| "a haputun IbnEn op1 l.1o al a..
train one hour.
The following are few of our old
people Cspt. John Wheeler aged IS; b,
c. Benson, aged -; isaiah Rollins, Sc
Geo. w Fairbanks, aged 81; Joseph
Mitchell, aged 81 Dea. VIM. Macatney,
aged so; Saml Tinney, aged II; VIM.
! Cochran. aged 81 Sias Bailey, aged II
Obed Sheppard aged "A; Asa B. Bates,
aged so; Joshua Gage, aged IS; David
Morrison, Is Nahum Wilbur, u.s. John
| {, Thomas, 10; Benz. II. Homer, *,
Next week | will give some of the old
ladies'.
Hubbard & Blake are rnnning their
shops day and night, with orders, The
water is quite low here at present and
gives them some trouble in running their
machinery as rast as they would like.
There are fourteen widows in dis
lance of eighty rods ON Church street in
this town. Where is there town that
can beat this?
Rev. Mr.. Clifford of Winthrop, was in
| town last Wednesday, on a visit for few
days.
Mrs. Lizzie Field held friendly gath
| ering at her home on Summer street. on
Thursday night last. Games of all kinds
and a general good time. Refreshments
in abundance There were twenty in at
tendance, and good time was enjoyed.
Oakland is to have another Band. The
old players and some new ones have or
ganized, with j. Wesley Gilman as leader
The Band contains twenty pieces, and
will rehcarse twice week
Mr.. viii Wight, of East Douglass,
Mass, was in town last week and organ
lied an axe makers union, with large
list Of members.
Rev, II. Chase, pastor of the NJ. +.
church, baptized two converts at the
shore of Snow Pond at nine o'clock on
Sunday last
Mr.. ID. c. Stevens preached an able
sermon at the lniversaist church last
Sunday. Mr., Stevens is pursuing a
course of study at the Unitarian Theolog-
ical school at Meadville, Pa.